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- Billings MT/Rapid City SD
I'm running an new temp gauge. Block drain didn't work out so I tapped the hole in the upper radiator neck on the t-stat housing.
Couple of questions:
The sensor is suppose to be grounded out through the mounting surface, ie no sealant on the threads. I'm not certain the sensor is going to ground itself out?
I hooked up power on the rig and the gauge just sits there. The sensor is now grounded out through the chassis which I figured would work.
So I ran a ground from the engine to the sensor and didn't seem to do much, so hooked the ground (red clip cable) to the sensor then the gauge started to read.
So do I need to run a ground on the sensor? Anyone run one of these single wire sensors?
Second part is the gauge was off a bit from the other temp sensor when I compared the two on the laptop and the gauge. What I'm trying to figure out is did I put the gauge in a bad spot? Should I have stuck in the heater hose neck?
Couple of questions:
The sensor is suppose to be grounded out through the mounting surface, ie no sealant on the threads. I'm not certain the sensor is going to ground itself out?
I hooked up power on the rig and the gauge just sits there. The sensor is now grounded out through the chassis which I figured would work.
So I ran a ground from the engine to the sensor and didn't seem to do much, so hooked the ground (red clip cable) to the sensor then the gauge started to read.
So do I need to run a ground on the sensor? Anyone run one of these single wire sensors?
Second part is the gauge was off a bit from the other temp sensor when I compared the two on the laptop and the gauge. What I'm trying to figure out is did I put the gauge in a bad spot? Should I have stuck in the heater hose neck?